The Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Charité Berlin treats patients with all kinds of ophthalmological diseases. It is located at the Charité Campuses Benjamin Franklin and Virchow-Klinikum and is led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Antonia Joussen. The department offers different eye tumor therapy options, the Corneal Center (including a cornea bank), and the Uveitis Center. A further focus is treatment of glaucoma and diabetic eye disease.

The Department of Ophthalmology is headed by Professor Dr. Antonia Joussen, and treats all eye diseases from retinal detachment to glaucoma and corneal grafting and is specialized in the therapy for particularly complex pathologies.

The range of services offered and the available therapy options also include:

Eye tumor therapy: all ophthalmic tumors of the anterior and posterior sections of the eye

Corneal Center: penetrating keratoplasty

Center for Refractive Surgery

Uveitis Center: treatment of infectious causes and uveitis of children